HOB Inc., a supplier of software-based remote access solutions, has announced the results of a new survey, “An Inside Look at Disaster Recovery Planning,” which quantifies employee knowledge and understanding of their organization’s emergency procedures in the event of a natural disaster or an epidemic.

The International Facility Management Association (IFMA) and RLE Technologies have released a report providing perspectives on emergency preparedness and business continuity in North America, called “High Stakes Business: People, Property and Services.”

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reports a 70 percent chance that this year’s hurricane season will produce three to six hurricanes. Two of them are predicted to be major hurricanes with winds of 111 mph or higher. Fireman’s Fund Risk Service Consultants urges consumers to be prepared.

The goal of the project was to eliminate incidents of thermal retention occurring during summer months that could cause the air conditioning system to fail in the mission-critical facility. 

Weldin Construction’s Mechanical Division has successfully completed multiple hydronic installations throughout the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) Air Force base near Anchorage, Alaska. 

Because of my involvement in the ACCA Disaster Relief Committee, I have heard about several contractors whose businesses and lives were upturned by the storm.